Abe Lasser is a name associated with the English dubbing of anime, primarily functioning as a pseudonym for the voice actor Tom Wyner. Wyner, born Thomas Halperin Wyner on June 16, 1947, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, had an extensive career in voice acting, production, and script writing that spanned several decades. In addition to "Abe Lasser," he was also known by other aliases in his credits, including Tom Weiner, Phil Matthews, and Abe Lesser.

Wyner's career was deeply intertwined with the rise of English-dubbed anime in North America during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. He was a prominent figure in the industry, providing voices for numerous animated series and films, many of which were produced or localized by companies like Streamline Pictures, Saban Entertainment, and Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Beyond acting, he also contributed as a writer, ADR director, and producer on various projects.

Under the Abe Lasser alias, Wyner is credited with several notable voice roles. These include the role of Shogun, the powerful android partner to the protagonist, in the series Heat Guy J. He is also credited as the voice of Lightning in Megazone 23 Part II, a role confirmed by a source detailing his voice work. In the 2004 original video animation series New Getter Robo, he voiced the character of Professor Saotome, the inventor of the titular mecha. Additionally, he provided the voice for the character Sadayoshi in the English version of the Puppet Princess OVA. The user also mentions a role in Catnapped! The Movie. One source lists an Abe Lasser as providing the English voice for a character named Sandada in that film, though this specific credit is not universally highlighted in other filmographies that focus on Wyner's most prominent roles.

The use of the Abe Lasser alias places Wyner among a group of voice actors who worked under alternate names, sometimes due to non-union or specific production company requirements. Other significant roles in his filmography that are not listed under the Abe Lasser name but demonstrate the breadth of his career include M. Bison in the English dubs of Street Fighter II V and the Street Fighter II animated movie (often as Phil Matthews), the Puppet Master / Project 2501 in Ghost in the Shell, Devimon in Digimon: Digital Monsters, and Quent Yaiden in Wolf's Rain. He was a recurring presence in many Power Rangers series, providing voices for numerous monsters and villains.

Throughout his career, Wyner frequently collaborated with a core group of other voice actors who were also staples of the English dubbing industry at the time. His frequent collaborators included Steve Blum, Kirk Thornton, Michael McConnohie, and Wendee Lee, among many others, reflecting the interconnected nature of the voice acting community in Los Angeles. Tom Wyner passed away on June 30, 2024, in Oregon.